Acetylene-gas generator.



PATENTED JAN. 29. 1907.

B. w. SCOTT. ACETYLENE GAS GENERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3, 1905.

2 SHBETS'JSHEET 1.

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No. 842,345; PATENTED JAN. 29,1907.

B. soon.

AOBTY LENE GAS GENERATOR. APPLICATION I'ILED NOV. 3, 1905- 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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WITNESSES: INVENTOR 1964x8070? ,Joi'i ATTORNEYS friction-rollers 11 are U TED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I BARTON W." sicoTT or SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

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s ecificatiemers Patent. 5 1

' Application filed Neiember 3.1905. Serial No. 285,713.

' Patentetil iJan. 29, 1907.

I i carried by the said collar, as is also shownin a SCQTT, a Fig. 1 The bell-sectiot1 B of the .gasonieteif citizen of the; 'nited States, a'iul 'al resident is prevnted'from turning in the bod of San Jose, i jthe countyof SantajClara and ti on usuallyby securing a bracket-'1 tot e 6.0 State of California, have in ented anew and? outer surface of thebellB near its uppe e f ImprovedAcetylene-Gas Generatonof which to which bracket a downitfardly-extend ri the following is a full, clear; and exact derod 19 is attached, the said rodfbein'g adapt scription. .ed for Vertical-movement in the bifurcated The purpose of thein'i'entionis toproxtide sectionof a bracket 20, which issec-ured to 65 an apparatus for generating gas from "c'arbid the outer face of thejbodysection A of the which will be simple, compact, and thorgasometer, as is shown inFigs. land 5. oughly safe-and so constructed. tha the feed} r A cone shaped partition 21 is secured to of carbid may be made automatic when del sired, but wherein the feed of ca'rbid at all i To ull 1 1-7: out it may cmweriuf Be it known that I, BARTO the inner wall of the' bell-section B of the j asolneter near its'upper end forming theres timeswill bet nderwthe control of the at- "Y a chamber t for the rec'eptioii ;of tendant. p i f; and this partition 21 is pror'it'led' with The invent-ion consists in the novel con; itral opening 2'2, which is at the apev I struction and combinationof the .seyer'al l cone, .Below the opening 22 for the chain parts, as will be hereinqiterfully set forth leer C a funnel 23 is located. supportedfrom 7 and pointed out intheclaims i "b' Reference is'fo be liaclto the accompany-f i ing apart of this ,specifi the bottom portion of ,the. partition 21 suitablehangers 24.. I a Lugs Z-Bexte'rid down frmn the partition I cation,' in which similar characters of refer-fj 21 .asisjshoyvn inF igs. 1 and-2,; and betgweei "j ence indicate corresponding parts in all' the i these lugs a feed valve D is pivoted, whi l1 .8o' figures. I j v }valveis providetlwith ashovel-shaped inner Figure 1' is a vertical section tl r aghthe ii end-26, located below the,outletope'ning3:2v complete machine. j'ot' thelcarbid-chamberC, and the said ,va ye. taken, practically; oiithe .i D is .proyided at its outer end with a weight Big. 3 isf-a side elevation l 27.. The'said weight is suiiiciently heavy to 8 5 1. close the shovel-shaped inner section 26 ing drawings, fern Fig.' 2 is'lanv enlarged horizontal section line 22,01 Fig. 1. of the bottom portion of the machine; Fig, U 4 is a partial vertical section through the up- Z per portion of the machine, showing the automaticfeed yalyeclosed and t-he controlling- .j shown infig. ii I valve open. Fig. 5 15adetailview; of aguidelz. The supply of carbid from the chamber!) 90 devieweinployedto preventftliei one section i to the interior of the gasometer below the Q. g of thefgasometer. 'turning'in the'i'other, andf partition 21 is regulated by a controlling Fig. 6 isa detail vertical section :taken pracraljve E This controlling-valve E consists tically on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2 andillustrat 1-: of air-inner blade section 28, anioute ob ing the guides for the controlling-waive. 30. and an intermediate rodsection i A represents the body, and B, the l'iell-secsaid rodgsection being lnountedlto slide n tion, of the. gasometer. and in order that the; stuiiing-gox 3 1, forming a portiongo'ftlie bell-section ma readilfinovelin the bodyn section. of; the gasometer. The section of the gasometer friction-rollers lttci tion l8 oithe controlling-Valve E' i I are preferably pla'cedatthe loweizpo'rtion of. to slide in ways 32, formed-at thelow the bell B, which rollersflOiare adapted f fj'ofhangers 33, which hangersare sec ed. engagementwith the body oft-hegasometer," the partition/21.. as .is,shown iii-Hi said guide device for the controllin while at the upper p'ort'ioniof'v the-gasometer f being particularly shownin Figs' 6,

suitably secured, haxing bearing against the bellsec tion-B as? The blade '28 of the controlling-r showniri Fig. 1'. l 3 can be pushed'inward soas .toj; con1p,let; The bell-section'B, of the gasometerzhas a, close the outlet-opening, 22 of the.-.carb dome-toplZ, providedwithaicentralopening chamber Q,Q1"ifltifljs"be.tlla\vl'tfaij -=el}9tlg 13, and the said open'ng is surrounded by a 1 out to eutirel .or;.partiall uncover; eisai 4,. collar l i closjj m ...upp' ,r qi;roa b euaeelpf cover 15,l\\h1 n r is eontr l le lofithe carbid-chamher C iS\\'l10ll \?OIZ'pfl 1tl by a screw'16,'n1ounted o 'tuin'in a joke "17, i open the" carbid passes from the chamber C against the outlet port on of the chjamberlC i whenjth e said weight-is free to act,.as is eningfiandwhen the outlet-opening '2 a device consists of a rod :37. Supposing the .foot 37 to be buried down in the carbid and his desirable to know how much carbid S-Zlll remains n the chamber C gages with the 'carbi'd, whereupon the "d 1s-.

'tion of the said bell B of t elevate the bell-section B to such aneXfent-i collar 42, for example, and the upper end-of .the pipe extends above the level of the water in the-gasometer carriedbj the feed-valve D.

- section to cause t to the shovel end 26 of the feed-valve D and is directed therebyto a side portion of the funnel 23, asis illustrated in Fig. 1.

'The depth of the carbid in the chamber may be ascertained at any time byrneans of a measuring device carried by the bell-section B of the gasometer. This measuring {El-of predetermined length, having a knob 35 at its outer end and the said rod is made to slide in a smilin -box 3ti,lo'cated in the dome-toplQ of the said bell B, as shown in Fig. 1, and within the carbidchamber C the rod 34 is provided, with a foot the rod 34is drawn outward until the foot 37, for example, is in engagement with the bottom of the smiling-box 36, and then the rod 31 is pressed downward until the foot 37 entance between the knob 35 and the stuffingbox 36 will represent, the depth of the carbidm the said chamber C. i v A blow-oil pipe 38 is employed, which permits the gas to escape should the gasometer become too heavily charged. This blow-off pipe for the major portion of its length is loacated within the bell B'of the gasometer, being suitably supported at its bottom portion by a bracket. 39. The upper portion of the pipe BS'eXtends out throu h the-upper por e gasometer and. may be carried wherever desired, I When thecharge of gas in the gasometer is sufiicient to that the-lower end of the pipe 38 is carried out of the water which is contained in the body of the gasometer, the through the pipe 38 and when overpre-. sure is relieved the bell will again. drop and, the lower end ,of the relief-pipe 38 Will be again immersed in the water contained in the gasometer. p

service-pipe 40, which is adapted to carry ofi the gas from the gasometenextends vertically therein and is usually upported by. braces 41, connected with the pipebya pinch:

a sufficient distance to receive gas iat all times whilet-he machine i's-xvorking. The lower end of the service-. pipe extends out througli t'he body of the gasometer, is sho' wn in Fig. 1, and the upper end ofthe pipe it!) is below the weight 27,

hen the outl chamberC has trolling-valve E tr has dropped etopening 22 of the carbidbeen regulated by the conand the bell of the gasomesuflicientl into the bodvhe'weight of the feed-valve D to engage with the upper end of the pipe- 40, the shovel-shaped inner end '26 of the said valve D will lie-carried downward, occupying it a pipe do thereof, if desired.

gas will-pass out the inclined position shown in Fig. 1, and the outlet-opening of the carbid-chamber will be uncovered by the said shovel-shaped section 26 of the valve. and the carbid will flow into the hopper or funnel 23 and from thence into the water in the body of the gasometer. When enough gas has been generated to raise the bell of the gasometer a-certain distance,

the weight 27 of the feed-valve D will be carried from engagement with the service-pipe 4H. and the said weight will then cause the shovel-shaped inner end 26 of the feed-valve to be carried upward to close the outletopeni'ng of the carbid-chamber C, as is shown in Fig. 4. Thus it will be observed that the said feetlval\'e is- )racticallv automatic in its action and "that t e amount of carbid to be fed from the chamber C is, under the-control of the attendant through the medium of the controlling-valvefl, \Vhen the bell B of the gasometer isat its lowest point section; the said bell rests upon brackets 43, located at the inner lower portion of the said body, asissho nv-in Fig. 1.

A valve 44 is located at the lower of the body of the portion gasometer, and adjacent to isintroduced into the said gasonfeter which pipe is provided with a it the water is 'valve 46. The valve 4-1 is adischarge-valve.

as through drawn voft from the gasometer when. it. becomes too. thick or chalky,

andthepipe 45 is a supply-pipe, and through it the water enters the gasomete-r.

source of water-fsupply, and the valve 14 may be connected with a sewer, or the equivalent 'Having thusdescribed my invention, I claim as new'and. desire to secure by Letters Paten't 1. In an acetylene-gas machine, a asomoter, the; bell-section of whichis provided with a dome top and with an'invert-ed-cohe-shaped partition near itsupper end forming with the top a calgbid-chamber, central opening at its the openi'ngof the said and shovel-shaped valve pivoted L jecting from the artition, said valvebe adapted to close'the opening of the partition when in one the funnelwhen' said partition having a apex, a funnel below in another-position, and a service-pipe eittendingup into the bell and adapted to engagethe said'valve.

- 2. In an acet-vlene-gas machine, a gasome ter, the bell-sectionvof which is provided at upper end with a receiving-chamber having position and to discharge into in the body- The pipe 45 maybe connected with any I IIO partition, a weighted to'lugs prqan nlct and outlet, a funnel beneath the out- 1 let of the said chamber, a sliding valve-for cont-rolling the; outlet of the chamber, said valve being mounted in the bell-section of the gasometer, ashovel-shaped feed-valve pivbted to the bottom of the chamber and pro- .vided with a'weight atone end, and a service-pipe extending up into the bell-section its and funnel. ier; tl1fefbel1 ofwhich i's for edi'iia'its 'up r 'endv'vith a-carbid ch'amber having a hopper; shaped bottom, said bottom having. an open- 7 shapedbottom of thecarbid-chamber around the-opening thereo'f'to close the same, means having-an apertured '0 per-shaped, bottom,

and adap'ted to engage the, weight of the valve; the valves being located between-the an aoetylen'egas machine, gas6iiie1-- mg therein, a. pivoted and counterbalanced ave [constructed 'to fit upon'the hopp'er-' V V the body of the asometer for )penin'g t e valve when the bell descends, and It} valve mounted to slide, between thepivoted valvefand the low'erend of the hoppdreshaped bottom of the carbid-chamber to or partially close the opening therein.- 11 an aoetyleneas machine, a asometor, the bell of which 1s provided wit 1 a carbidfchamber in it's'u per .end, said chamber a'pivoted and counterba anced shovel-shaped valve below the bottom of the carbid-c'ha-mber, means carried by the bodvof the asometer for opening the valvewhen the bell de- 1 scends, and a valve mounted to slide in ideways at one side of the discharge-opent mg ofthe carbid-ohamber, and adapted to l wholly or partially close the said opening.

5. A11 acetylene-gas machine, com prising a i gasometer, the bell of which is formed with agf carbid-chamber' in its upper end, the chain-l berhaving a hopper-shaped bottom havinga the opening of the oarbidchamber,' and i djsoharge g I iiiing therein, means for guiding body, a ivoted and counterbalanced valve below t erdischarge o ening of thecarbid-chamber, means carried y the gasomet'er-bodyforo ening-the valve when the bell descends, a sidin -valve for wholly or. partially closin the said discharge-opening, and a blow-o 'pipe having its major por-- I tion arranged with the gasometerebell with its upper end-protecting 01ftbell'.

6. Anacetylene-gas machine. comprising a gasomete'r, the bell of-whioh is formed with a oarbidrchamber in its up e1 end, the chamthrough said her having an .apertured topper-shaped bgt- 1e ha y,

tom, means for guiding the bell t means for-preventing said bellfrom turning in said body, a pivoted and counterbalanced valve below the opening of the carbidcham-. ber, means carriedbv the gasometer-body for opening the "alve when the bell descends,.a sliding valve for Wholly or partially closing I 55 a blow-0H pipe arrm1gedvsitl1in the bellof the gasolneter and extending out through the same at the upper 'end thereof.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 60 name to tlns spec'lhcation in thepresenc of Y 1 two subscribing witnesses.

BARTON W. sco'rT. Witnesses W. S. BAYLis. G.' A. Wmrsnunsr 

